Less sugar, but all your favourite ingredients: There's a lot to be said for making your own granola bars. Christian Hacker/Verbraucherzentrale NRW/dpa ...

These Sourdough Pumpkin Granola ... bars recipe. Made with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and roasted pumpkin seeds, these bars are lightly sweetened with maple syrup and brown sugar.

The best thing about making your own muesli, is you can decide exactly what goes into it. For children, a homemade granola bar, made exactly to their liking, can be an even more welcome lunchbox snack ...